The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-14
HOT SHOT.

A Voice e=From the Cnpitnl-No Surrender,
Good Eject of Turning on tho Light.
To the Editor Of The InttIlioencer. !;s. j
slR:-The astute ass who presides over
the Charleston Tribune and tho Logan,
(O) Sentinel (both weekly,) has undertaken
too much when he assays to teach West
Virginia Republicans their duty in the
present crisis. Tho man may be very
good politician in Ohio, where Doodle Ia
worBhipped and the Standard Oil Com.
pany practices ita modern methods OF cor.
railing Legislatures. lie has yet to find
out that Republicans in West Virginia are
Republicans from principle. They were
born In the throes of.a mighty revolu-
ton; they, fought for freedom with the
musket, and don't propose to sell their
manhood to Mammon. "Mountaineers
are always Free" Free to assert their
principles, on occasion; free to resist q
Democrat with Republican inc!inations:
Tree to Bpurn the advice Of those who
would have them cast their freedom at
tho fset OF tho smonstrous gorgon Of
monopoly. d ~ :
This knight Of the quill has awakened
to the discovery that 1t is best to elect a
Democrat With protective tariff procliyi-
ties, rather than allow that same Demo
crat to iasten upon the State iree-trader,
by joining with the Bourbon element ei
hi5 own party in his election. The para.
dox is apparent to every one, except the
Buckeye who edits the Charleston Tribune,
We commend his ingenuity, but think
he made mistake in publishing his
article in the Tribune. Hince 1t would have
been more appropriate to have found its
way into the other "weekly" across the
border, where men are purchased for @
consideration
Senator, Camden's viewa on the tariff
issue are as luminous as those OF General
Hancock. We doubt whether he ever
studied the subject from an economic or
tcientifc standpoint; and wo very much
question whether he isn't equally ignor-
ant OF the science Of free trade, tho car
dinal principle OF his own party. It has
been demonstrated that Notwithstanding
a man may be FREQ trader, he can exer.
else no influence or legislation to carry
out his impracticable theories. !
From the standpoint OF tho editor above
mentioned, there is a difference in the
position of Senator Camden and that Of
any other Democrat in his party. Besides,
this State is Democratic, by virtue Of the
rnanipulations of the Standard Oil Com
pany. 1t is against this iniquity that the
Republican party, represented by its mem
bers in the Legislature, stand as unit.
The State being Democratic is entitled to
be represented by Democrat, and If 30,
by free trade Bourbon of the most pro.
nounced type; and If We are to be inaict-
cd with such a contamination we want
the Democrats to have all the honor there
is in it. :, IN r@5i5I
Let the Republicans. therefore, con-
tinue to stand, As they have stood, within
the integrity Of their own party lines.
We are glad, after oil, Of the little shak-
ing up We have had through the INTELL1-
GENcER. 1t has contributed largely to
cement more firmly the Republican ranks.
The members have had chance to hear
from their constituents and they say,
Stand to your guns till the last" H..
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